Rail-bond.



G. H, BURGE.

RAIL BOND.

APPLICATION FILED @(1129, 1912.

1,1 1 3,875. Patented oct. 13, 1914.

Timur sra'rns nageur ons GEORGE H. BURGE, OF HUNTSVLLE, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR 0F TTL. 3?.

BRGE, OF HUNTSVILLE, MISSCVURI.`

RAIL-noni).

VSpeeication of Letters IIL-"stentl Ratglyted. @mijn 1139 LQM Application filed October 9,1912; Serial No. 724,811. l

To all w71 om t may concern Be it known that l, Gnonon H. Buizen, a

citizen oi:n the United States, residing at- Huntsville, inthe county of Randolph and `tate of liilissouri, have invented new and useful improvements in Rail-Bonds74 of .conductor or bonding` wire.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specilc description is read in connection'with the accompanying drawing` which` forms a parthot"y this application, and in which if Figure l is a side elevation showing the device applied to a rail joint. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the Aline 2-2 'of Fig. l. Fig'. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken through the clip removed from the rail.

Referring more particularly to the drawing l and 2 represent thelseparate rail ends which are connected in the usual manner by iish plates or like devices and which consist et a head 3,' web. 4t and base flange 5.

rllie binding device -comprises a 'substanl tially Vshaped clip 6 having a conductor aperture 7v extending therethrough and a bolt aperture Sthrough which the clamping bolt 9 is adapted to pass.` 'This clamping bolt has a hook l0 formed at one end. so as to engage one of the base danges of the rail and the opposite end is threaded to-reeeive a clamp nut. 1l which abuts the clip and forces it and the conductor toward the base iiange. The 4clip is provided as shown with a il-shaped apertu-re 12 which communicates with thel channel 7 and fper'mits the base lange to directly engage the conductor.

(The said clip comprising a lower horiZon-.

tallydisposed leg portion or gripping sur face l2 and the upperleg portion 13', the opposed wall of the latter mentioned leg member being inclined upwardly .and outwardly as indicated at 14 whereby the same will snugly engage with the upper surface of the base Bange 5.)A Two of'these bonding devices are necessary to connect the rails atta joint and each. one is operated in a simil-ar manner. After the conductor has been placed in the aperture 7 and the hook l0 arranged over the base flange the clip is .slipped onto the bolt and the nut l1 tightened so as to force the conductor into engagement with the sharp edge of the opposite base flange thereby causing said base flange to bite into the conductor and to secure a goed operative connection.

lVhat is claimed is l. The hereindescribed means for bonding two rails, including a conductingmember arranged u on' the edges of the base lianges of the rai s, bolts having hooked ends engaging the operative longitudinal edges of the rails and having their shanls extending transversely of and beneath the base of the rails, a clip for eachv of the bolts, said clips each including a base having an upper fiat face upon which the rails rest, an overlying lip formed upon the outer end of the -clip and having an inclined under face which rests upon the upper surface of the basehii'ange of the rail, an aperture at the juncture of its hase and lip within which the conductor is received, and adjustable means uponthe bolts for moving the clip toward the rails .to compress the rails and to' wedge the lip 'and base portions of clips against the rails.

2. Theherein described means for bonding tivo rails including a conductinv' member arranged upon the-edges of the base flanges of therails, bolts having hooked ends engaging the opposite longitudinal edges of the rails and having their Shanks extending transversely of and beneath the base of the rails, a yieldable clip for each 'of the'bolts, said clips each including a base having an upper fiat :tace upon w ich the rails rest, a lip formed upon the outer end of the clip and having an inclined under face which rests uponfthe upper surface of the base flange of .the rail, said lip being disposed above and in'superposed relation with the dat surfaces the of the base for its entire length, the base l ip and base portion of the clips against the portion of the clip vhaving; an inclined undersurface through which the bolt passes,

rails. 10 In testimony whereof I aix my signature an aperture at the juncture of the base angl in presence of two witnesses.

lip Within which the conductor is received', and means upon the bolts for moving. the clips toward the mils to compress the con duotor against the rails and to spead the GEORGE H. BURGE. Witnesses:

JAMES E. JONES, HENRY M. OWENS. 

